Colon Cancer
If you are at average risk for developing colon cancer, how often should you be screened?
Every 2 years
What is the reason so many people die from lung cancer?
By the time it is usually diagnosed, the cancer has spread to other parts of the body or is too big
If you are at an average risk of developing colon cancer what test should you be screened with?
Fecal Immunochemical Test (FIT)
If you feel fine, you don't need cancer screening.
Myth!
What is the name of the provincial program aiming to increase screening of colon cancer?
ColonCancerCheck
What type of scan is used to look for lung cancer?
A low-dose CT (computed tomography) scan
If you are at an increased risk for developing colon cancer, what test should you be screened with?
Colonoscopy
Cancer screening helps find cancer before you have symptoms.
Fact!
Who is someone at average risk for developing colon cancer?
Someone between 50-74yrs old with no parents, brothers, sisters, or children (first-degree relative) with colon cancer
Who should you talk to if you want to be referred into the Ontario Lung Screening Program?
Talk to your PCP or you can self-refer and contact an OLSP program directly
What card do you need for cancer screening tests to be covered (free)?
Ontario Health Card
Lung cancer screening is only for people who are currently smoking.
Myth!
If caught early through regular screening, the percentage of colon cancers that can be cured is:
90%
Who qualifies for the Ontario Lung Screening Program?
Must be between ages of 55-80, have smoked cigarettes every day for at least 20 years, has an Ontario Health card
It looks for hidden (occult) blood
FIT must be done at a lab
Myth!
If you are at an increased risk for developing colon cancer, when should you start screening?
You should get screened starting at age 50, or 10 years earlier than the age your first-degree relative was diagnosed with colon cancer, whichever comes first.
If you don't initially qualify for OLSP and these things change you should get reassessed.
Started smoking again (if you had quit), been told you have COPD, or a new family history of lung cancer
Lung cancer is the most common cause of cancer death in Ontario
Fact!